MaterialsJapan's Toray plans new research base as 'flying car' market grows
Materials company to set up development hub in Nagoya by 2026
A Joby Aviation air taxi in Manhattan in 2021. Toray Industries has already supplied carbon fiber materials to urban air mobility startups like Joby. © Reuters
TAITO KUROSE, Nikkei staff writer
February 20, 2023 18:29 JST
TOKYO -- Japanese chemical giant Toray Industries is planning to open a new development base in Nagoya by 2026 to conduct research on materials for flying cars and other next-generation aircraft, Nikkei has learned, as the materials industry prepares for growth in the urban air mobility sector.